A Unique Church

A day in Reykjavik

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February 28th 2015
Geo: 64.1355, -21.8954Late breakfast and a city trip to Reykjavik. A bright, clear but cold day. Arrived in Reykjavik at midday, wandered through the flea market and headed for the 76m high Hallgrims Cathedral, a famous city landmark - a really unusual design of vertical columns. The city is full of colourful houses including different coloured roofs; it's a clean and quiet city (no car horn ... read more

Europe » Iceland

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Settled by Norwegian and Celtic (Scottish and Irish) immigrants during the late 9th and 10th centuries A.D., Iceland boasts the world's oldest functioning legislative assembly, the Althing, established in 930. Independent for over 300 years, Iceland ... ... read more